Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Pine Crust

Dendrogale melanura compared with Peniophora pini

Key Differences

• Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient while Pine Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Peniophora
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Pine Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

The Bornean Smooth-tailed Treeshrew (Dendrogale melanura) is a species in the genus Dendrogale. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.